Hey, talking in my confessional tag again.
My personal experiences with trauma growing up was a mix of bullying, physical + emotional abuse at home, and, later, being sexually abused by multiple people.
I found that hiding and wrapping myself right under my blanket always calmed me down, and made me feel safe. Even when I was having terrible schizophrenic episodes, ones where I felt there things were standing above me and peering down menacingly.
Even now I have to cover my head with the blanket at night to sleep or else I'm extremely uncomfortable. But there was also another issue, and it still persists, sometimes being under the covers isn't enough. Sometimes I need tight walls around me to keep me calm, I try to use my blanket to do this but it's just not enough sometimes.
I used to have a bed tent, but that would not work in this situation as my bed is positioned in such a way with furniture around it where if I set it up, it would inhibit my ability to access my bed. It was also very easy to overheat inside of due to it being thick fabric and I already overheat in my room due to my PC running as well as hot flashes caused by my intersex variation.
So my solution to this is to use a 54 inch heavy duty wire dog cage, it is breathable and it would be large enough for me to fit into but not too large. It is also species affirming. But currently it is just a dream considering the fact that my family is somewhere close to lower class and lower middle class, and the closest cage to my size costs around $200. So yeah fuck me I guess.